High school dropout situation: why, and what can be done?

'Left Behind: Dropping Out' explores the reasons kids drop out of school and what can be done about it. The special is part of American Graduate: Let's Make it Happen, a public media initiative supported by the CPB. Hosted by Andrea Seabrook for WNPR and PRX.

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• Obama proposal to raise dropout age falls flat
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• Report: US high school graduation rate improves
  March 19, 2012
• NAACP seeks to mount shakeup in US education
  December 7, 2012
• President's remarks buoy supporters of raising dropout age
  January 25, 2012

Resources

• The American Graduate: Let's Make it Happen initiative